Christmas Means Love

Joan Osborne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 11, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Time Life Records
• ASIN: B000UNXZJK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #196,754 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Joan Osborne captures the essence of the holidays on Christmas Means Love with her versatile voice that easily goes from delicate and evocative to jazzy and glorious. Following in the tradition of Breakfast in Bed (Osborne’s May 2007 album of soul covers and original R&B-styled songs), here Osborne sings her heart out on 11 holiday songs backed by a rootsy blues band and, at times, a choir. This intimate seasonal album is a perfect balance of the secular (Santa Claus Baby) and the sacred (Away in the Manger), both sassy (What Do Bad Girls Get?) and somber (Angels We Have Heard On High). In all, Osborne’s Christmas Means Love is a wonderfully earthy approach to heavenly holiday music.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Christmas, September 11, 2007

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groove daddy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Christmas Means Love (Audio CD)

Let's put it this way. I'm not even Christian and I love this album. Simply out, this is the most unique sounding Christmas album I have ever heard. Covering tunes from "The Band" and gospel classics like "Children Go Where I send Thee," this couldn't be a more catchy, yet eclectic album all at the same time. Of particular note is the Osborrne original, "What Do Bad Girls Get?" which is the nicest and subtlety naughty type of "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" type of song.Great job, Joan!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a wonderful bluesy, country, gospel album, December 1, 2005

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Trava Davis (Jonesboro, Ga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Means Love (Audio CD)

I had not ever heard of Joan Osborne until I was in Barnes and Noble. I heard this and it a struck nerve in me. It made me get up and go to the music section to ask who this was. I just love the eclectic mix of music. I think anyone who buys this Christmas album will not be disappointed. She has a wonderful rich voice. These songs were a great choice for her.

Trava Davis

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars She might be the best., December 16, 2005

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Brook J. Cross (Newport Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Christmas Means Love (Audio CD)

I think Joan is being reborn (after giving birth) in a very special and even more creative space. So deep soulful, heartfelt, the instrument of her voice is so beautiful and evocative. There are clever urban bluesy Christmas songs here. And there are deep Christian, spiritual, country village away-in-a-manger-songs here. This is really a great album.
The accompanying musicians and arrangements are great. It's hard to make Christmas music this artistic, but she has really done it here.